How’s my procrastinating?
August 25, 2008 by Bird
Filed under Blog, Navel Gazing
I’d hoped to get the Snowdon hike written up and online by now, but life got in the way as usual. Today I’m catching the sleeper train to Penzance, and with luck by this time tomorrow we’ll be riding the ferry out across a choppy Atlantic swell to the Isles of Scilly. This means you won’t be reading about that Snowdon hike any time soon, but it also means I’ll hopefully be returning with some more stories and pictures from one of the British Isles best kept secrets. I’ll be completely offline so I won’t be able to read or comment on anyone else’s blog either – no doubt I’ll have a LOT of reading to catch up on!
I’ve been a lousy host recently – not answering comments and the like, plus I’ve been lucky enough to receive a blog award, my very first at that, which I’ve neglected to share. This shoddy behaviour can’t continue, so maybe a break will see me come back refreshed and a little more… organised? I’ll be back some time around September 10th, so come by and visit then and perhaps by then I’ll have that award up and gleaming on the virtual mantelpiece.
Meanwhile, here are a few pics I’ve taken on previous visits. The sunsets are on St Agnes, my favorite of all the Scillies. The campsite looks out directly onto the Atlantic and the Bishop’s rock lighthouse, and these are the views we see while cooking dinner in the porch of our little tent. That tropical looking sea is actually about 25 miles out from the Cornish coast on a freakishly calm crossing. I doubt we’ll be so lucky tomorrow! Come back to visit me in September; I’ll tell you ALL about it.
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Although blogging can be fun, it can also be a pain in the butt that interferes with life. I’m trying not to let it rule me so much anymore, myself.
I love the top shot (all those blues!) & the bottom one (lovely sunset,) the most.
Fantastic, I’ve always wondered what the Isles of Scilly looked like, as they’re not featured really in any travel books on this side of the Atlantic other than just a footnote off the Cornwall/West Country sections. Can’t wait and congrats on your award!
No apologies need with me, Bird. In fact you know that I applaud your for making sure that you put living as a priority. We will only go this way once (maybe), regardless we need to really grab every moment and make them count. We need to see and feel and smell and touch and sense the world as OFTEN as we possibly can. I so admire who you are how you live and see the world. Hugs, Robin
PS you are an inspiration to me. And these photos are ABSOLUTELY BREATHLESSLY GORGEOUS. Made me wish I was there.
Beautiful pictures. Stunning color, and wonderful composition!
Ah, I am filled with longing. Looks wonderful. Enjoy your trip! “See” you when you get back!
Bird ~ Your writing is always effortless and your photography is really stunning.
just great
henry
Brilliant photos, bird. I hope your time away is restive and delightful and everything you hope…plus a little more. Always a pleasure…
Brilliant.
You really do take great photos.